Media Law and the CIA Leak
Professor John B. Oakley, a specialist in federal litigation, was quoted in an article in the San Francisco Chronicle on the recent indictment filed against Lewis "Scooter" Libby charged with lying before a Grand Jury about conversations with reporters.
The article by Kevin Fagan points out that federal prosecutors based their case on journalists' testimony, and that the Libby case may eventually affect media law history, especially in the protection of confidential sources and prosecutorial methods. While many states, including California, have strong press protection, the federal system is different.
Professor Oakley's teaching and scholarship focus primarily on the process of adjudication. His special interests include civil procedure, constitutional law, federal jurisdiction, judicial administration, jurisprudence, and law and science. He was a reporter for the American Law Institute's Federal Judicial Code Revision Project and for the Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction of the U.S. Judicial Conference.
October 29, 2005 Full Article
The article by Kevin Fagan points out that federal prosecutors based their case on journalists' testimony, and that the Libby case may eventually affect media law history, especially in the protection of confidential sources and prosecutorial methods. While many states, including California, have strong press protection, the federal system is different.
Professor Oakley's teaching and scholarship focus primarily on the process of adjudication. His special interests include civil procedure, constitutional law, federal jurisdiction, judicial administration, jurisprudence, and law and science. He was a reporter for the American Law Institute's Federal Judicial Code Revision Project and for the Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction of the U.S. Judicial Conference.
October 29, 2005 Full Article